Privacy Policy

Effective September 14, 2026

Kid Talk Translator ("Kid Talk", "we") is a slang dictionary for parents, available as a website and an iOS app. This policy describes exactly what data the service handles. It is written to match what the software actually does, not a template.

What we collect, and when

Nothing, until you use a feature that needs it. Browsing and decoding against the built-in dictionary happen on your device and require no account.

Account data (only if you sign in). Signing in with Google or Apple — used only for the Community features — gives us your name, email address, and profile picture through Firebase Authentication. Your community submissions and votes are linked to that account.
Text you submit for translation. When you use Decode's AI insight or the Encode feature, the text you typed is sent to our server, processed by an AI provider (Anthropic) to produce the translation, and cached on our server for up to 30 days (keyed by the text itself, not by your identity) so repeated requests are fast.
Community content. Terms, definitions and examples you submit are public, stored with your display name, and may be incorporated into the app's dictionary.
Error reports. The website uses Sentry to capture crash and error reports, which can include technical details like browser type. No session replay, no analytics profiles.
On your device only. Theme preference and small response caches stay in your browser or phone and are never uploaded.

What we don't do

No advertising, no ad identifiers, no tracking across apps or sites.
No sale or sharing of personal data with data brokers.
No analytics profiles tied to your identity.

Service providers

Data is processed by: Google Firebase (authentication, database, and aggregate usage measurement), Google Fonts (serves this site's typeface, so Google receives your IP address on page load, as with any font CDN), Vercel (hosting, server cache), Anthropic (AI translation of text you submit), and Sentry (website error reports).

To prevent abuse, our server also keeps short-lived rate-limiting counters keyed by request IP address; these exist only for the current hourly window and are not linked to any account.

Age requirement

Kid Talk is intended for adults and accounts require you to be 16 or older. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16; if you believe a minor has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

Deletion and your choices

You can use the core dictionary without any account.

You can delete your account from inside the app or the website at any time — in Settings, opened from the button in the top-right corner of the home page. Deleting happens right away and removes your account, your profile information, your terms acceptance, your votes and any reports you filed. Terms you submitted to the community stay in the feed but are no longer linked to you: other people have voted on them, and approved ones are part of the shared dictionary. If you want a submission removed too, contact us and we will take it down.

Server-side text caches expire automatically within 30 days.

Changes

If this policy changes, the effective date above changes with it. Material changes will be noted in the app.

Contact

Email support@kidtalktranslator.app with any privacy question or request.